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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1937
Page
28
A quotation from Theodore Roosevelt notes that collective progress or decline affects the whole nation. It emphasizes shared fate and responsibility, arguing that individual advancement lifts the country as a whole while collective downturn harms everyone.
Washington chatter weighs delaying the supreme court packing fight into fall to ease air for other legislation and allow lawmakers a summer recess. Analysts warn postponement may not speed the agenda and could boost GOP unity and anti New Deal opposition if the plan fails.
Report notes high prices for view seats along the coronation route as buyers delay decisions. Limited pre paid options prompt rational choices about spending for the George VI ceremony. Both sentimental and historic appeal fail to persuade most observers amid rising cost concerns.
A 1937 editorial note comments on prejudice and national identity, contrasting regional attitudes with a call to broaden sympathy. It critiques travelers writing about distant regions and warns against xenophobia and bias shaping views of America and its people.
The writer suggests King George’s temper remains calm and predictably aloof, questioning why audiences would pay to witness a royal chase for the crown when cameras will capture events for newsreels regardless of action.
A life insurance study finds a $8 week laborer pays about 118 a year in indirect taxes hidden in prices. The analysis estimates 12 percent of income in taxes on groceries, clothes, rent, and services, noting no citizen is tax free and future burdens may rise.
The excerpt recalls a breakfast with guests admiring a floating island dessert, a robust talk about life and flattery, and a vivid memory of Carlo Caruso and his influence at the Metropolitan Opera. It reflects a blend of intimate meals, observations of entertainers, and city anecdotes from the past.
A fragmented column mixes a baseball memory of Bob Feller and Carl Hubbell with Lyn Lary rebounding for a homer. It visits Sherman Billingsley the night club pioneer noting his profit mindset and plans to open a food and drink area, with reflections on era figures like Karl Kitchen and Irvin Cobbs.
Notice announces a hearing in Linn County District Court on March 18 1937 at 9 00 AM to prove and admit for probate an instrument claimed as the Last Will and Testament of Matdea Commedate deceased. Clerk Edwin W Lundquist District Court. Fred W Hann attorney.
An excerpt discusses science directing moral questions, love as the higher ideal, and dog love as ascent. It cites F. J. Buytendyk and references studies from Purdue on stuttering and intelligence, noting education and willpower as factors in achievement.
The brief blends a May 1 1937 astrology note by Genevieve Kemple with a government seizure notice. It predicts opportunities for the birthday reader and mentions cooperation and opposition, then announces a Ford coach seized on April 13 1937 in Denver Iowa for tax violations.
A circulated prospectus urges banning dogs in cities on a coming law effective date, allowing preowned dogs to stay while new dogs are expelled or destroyed. The plan claims dogs spread disease and fleas, prompting owner backlash and warnings to readers.
May 16 1927 item highlights Mrs Elizabeth Johnston receives state committee appointment for the National Conference of Social Workers in Des Moines Harold John Prasil travels to Los Angeles to visit his aunt Mr and Mrs M G Bryan return to Cedar Rapids after a winter in the west Charles B Manson serves as Chamber of Commerce secretary and more local items though text ends abruptly.
Reported items include Mrs. Henry Rickel’s retirement from the Home for Aged Women due to ill health. E R Brownell’s motorcycle accident with a fractured skull. W G Haskell planning to convert thirty acres at Mound Farm to corn land to boost output. travel notes on Mrs W A Endicott and John’s Montreal trip. D E Voris to lecture children on Arizona’s Petrified Forests and Grand Canyon. Cedar Rapids discusses commission form of government with Labor Federation referral. Ed Batchelder umpiring Iowa vs Grinnell in Iowa City.
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